I am a teacher, musician, reader, and avid Harry Potter fan. I am originally from the Midwest and now live a bit farther south. I am thrilled to be a proud member of RAVENCLAW House and enjoyed being a site moderator for a time as well.

I hope you enjoy the many stories and poems I have written. I am proud of them all and appreciate any feedback you might care to leave (in other words, reviews are love!) I've listed them below with a short description since I know trolling through summaries can be tedious. Thanks for reading!

EDIT: Someday I will categorize my stories by genre. Today is not that day. ;)

Summary: James needs a miracle to get Lily to give him a chance. Luckily, Christmas is the time of miracles. From a simple conversation with a mysterious woman in Hogsmeade, James finds the courage to tell Lily how he feels.

That was wonderful! What an absolutely heartwarming story, it is so sweet and just makes you smile so big at the end. The way you introduced the angel on the tree and then brought it back at the end was really well done. I loved that James kissed Lily on the cheek because he wanted to start slow - and I loved how Lily went ahead and kissed him anyway! Beautiful job - good luck in the challenge! ~Gina :)

Hi there! It's been years since I read Wuthering Heights but I can definitely sense the angst, nice job. What an interesting and original way to start, by setting up the haunting this way. Good luck with the next part! ~Gina :)

Author's Response: Thank you so much! I love Wuthering Heights, it\'s so incredibly haunting and angsty, so I thought it\'d be perfect for this. :) I\'m happy it was an original way to start!

Nice job! Ron and Hermione are a perfect choice for a story like this, and the gifts they gave each other were lovely. I really like how you set up the story with Ron working extra hard for Hermione to go to school; that seems very in character and highly probable! Tying the last line to the title was also very nicely done. Good luck in the challenge!! ~Gina :)

Author's Response: Thanks a lot, Gina! I\'m glad you thought Ron working for Hermione to go back to school was likely; I wasn\'t sure how readers would feel about that. Thanks for your lovely review! ~JBV

That was so fun! Great job with the triple rhyming lines, that must have taken some thought! The pranks were hilarious - I can totally 'see' Peeves singing this in the corridors! Great job - good luck in the challenge!! ~Gina :)

Author's Response: Thanks, it was a blast to write. I cheated with some of the ryhmes, you see when I get stuck there is website you can go to that gives you ryhmes of words. It is really useful. Oh, I agree that Peeves would sing this, which is why I picked him, instead of the other naughty characters we are aware of. Thanks for reviewing!

Lovely job! This totally could have happened in OotP. You did a great job with Molly and Sirius and especially with Snape. I love the idea of a simple ginger cookie cheering up our dark potions master. Thanks much for the holiday cheer! ~Gina, Little Old Eagle Princess :)

Summary: Pansy and Draco made a promise to each other that even after years of no communication; Pansy hopes will hold Draco still. In this time of indecision, violence, and uncertainty, perhaps this will break the strong woman that Pansy has become.

Hi there! Nice job with your challenge story! You really make the reader feel sorry for Pansy, and then draw out the suspense until the end. It was heartwarming to see her reunited with the one she loved; it almost seems like there is another story there about Draco and his whereabouts for the past ten years!
I'm not sure if there was a formatting glitch once you submitted - that's happened to me as well - or if you wanted to read as a single inner monologue, but you might want to think about breaking it up into paragraphs for the readers. :)
Lovely job and good luck on the challenge! ~Gina :)

Author's Response: Ah, yes, thank you for bringing the formatting glitch to my attention. I fixed it and hopefully next time (you were right about there being a story behind Draco\'s whereabouts for those ten years!) I will remember to use the tags instead of just relying on the return button.
Have a wonderful holiday and thank you very much for taking an interest in my story.

Hi there! Lovely job, this was a really sweet and heartwarming story. It was sad to learn that George, Percy, and Charlie did not survive the war, but it could very well happen that way, and it was nice to see the family reflecting on them fondly. I thought this line was great: It was just hard to live their dream when one of the dreamers was gone.
I really liked the small Weasley sweaters, and the ornament Harry brought out at the end of an early Order photo was wonderful. As usual, your poem/carol was a well done and very fun! Great job with the story prompt - good luck in the challenge!!
~The Order of Ravenclaw House Elves

Author's Response: I\'m very glad that you enjoyed this story! I had a great time writing it. It is actually a prelogue to my Hermione/Ron wedding story. :) Thank you so much for reviewing. Cyns

Summary: It wasn't really that exotic. There were no "damsels in distress" or deadly dangerous dragons lurking school grounds. Voldemort didn't use Veritaserum to make Lily admit she was madly in love with James. James didn't offer to become a Death Eater to save Lily.

Nice job! This was a very original and interesting way for James and Lily to have their first kiss. I never thought about how Lily found about Remus, or about James being an Animagi. I really liked the part where he showed her his Animagus form. Good luck with your future writing! ~Gina :)

Author's Response: See? My sister\'s brilliant, because no one ever thinks about it... but they should, shouldn\'t they? I keep hugging her when I think about it. =D

Summary: What happens when a Slytherin raised child decides to rebel? This is a parody of some of the odd pranks Sirius Black played as a child after he was sorted into Gryffindor. The original song is 'Nuttin' For Christmas.'

I am Sour.Apple. from the Beta forums and this is A Christmas Carol: Parody. I am a proud member of the Slytherin house.

Summary: Welcome to the Ravenclaw Quibbler! This delightful digest delves into various magical mysteries and features articles, interviews, and editorials by the members of Ravenclaw House. Volume V explores the amazing theories and conspiracies of book seven which our reporters uncovered exclusively for your reading pleasure. We hope you enjoy our exploration of the wizarding magazine often referred to as 'rubbish' and 'trite.' We find Luna's favorite tabloid a fascinating look into the wizarding world, and wish you happy reading as well!

I love it! Thanks so much to everyone who participated, I think the first issue turned out really well! The entries are so creative and fun to read. I really appreciate everyone taking the time to try something a bit different. I hope you enjoyed it- look for another in the new year! Thanks again and great job!! ~Gina :)

Reviewer: GmariamSignedDate: 12/08/06
Title: Chapter 1: All I Want for Christmas is Peace

Nice job! I am not familiar with this song (although I'm sure I'd recognize it if I heard it!) so I must say that I thought this worked really well as its own piece! The rhyme and rhythm was well done and the sentiment very touching. Great job - good luck on the challenge! ~Gina :)

Author's Response: Heh...you probably WOULD recognise it if you heard it! :p I\'m glad that you liked it, and good luck to you too. ~Suzie

Summary: Who would have thought hair was so important? Draco's hair was always perfect, but what would happen to him if it was ruined? A parody of 'Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer', for the Winter Challenge: Christmas Carol Parody by Just Tink of Hufflepuff House.

Another fantastic poem! I think the first stanza is great, and connects it nicely to the title. I really like the questions, however - they are spot on and really explore the character of Tom Riddle and how he became Voldemort. I particularly like: "Did we seal his fate?" I'm curious how you might answer these questions. ;) Wonderful job! ~Gina :)

Author's Response: Hee hee... I might have to answer these questions in a little ficlet I think. Thanks for the review. Your words are always heartening.

Well done! I'm vaguely familiar with the carol, and I think you picked the right song for this topic. It is rather dark and sad, as carols go, but so is what happened to the Potters. You did well following the form of the original - good luck in the challenge! ~Gina :)

Lovely job! This totally made me smile, you did a great job with Dobby. I thought for sure he was going to give Snape new underwear as well, but the new pajamas were cute. Nice job with Snape's reactions to it all. Thanks so much for writing this story, I really enjoyed reading it! *turnip hug* Happy Holidays! ~Gina :)

Author's Response: Yay! I was hoping to make some readers smile! I love thinking of Snape in a situation like that. Aww... poor Snape!

Summary: Bellatrix Lestrange believes that she is finally free. Everyone who has hurt her is gone. She thinks that she will finally be able to find peace. But is there ever peace for someone like Bellatrix Lestrange?

Written for the Winter Tales Challenge, Things That Go Bump In the Night, The Second Option, by Sly Severus of Slytherin.

That was fantastic! You really do a great job with Bellatrix. I can't believe she accidentally killed her own sister, that is so tragic. The haunting was well done, very scary. And the end was powerful. Another great entry for the challenge - good luck! ~Gina :)

Author's Response: Thanks so much, Gina. I adore Bellatrix. I write her way more often than anyone else. I just love her. I love to hear that I write her well. :D
This actually isn\'t the first time I have had Bellatrix accidently kill her own sister. She accidently killed Andromeda in one of my other fics.
Thank you for the all the compliments. I\'m really glad you liked it. :D

Summary: The Marauders are having their first Divination lesson, and they quickly realize what a waste of time it is. In order to liven things up, Siriusmakes a few predictions without the aid of tea leaves. Obviously, he's no Seer, because there's no way James and Lily will ever get married, Peter will become an evil minion, or Remus will fall for Sirius' baby cousin... right?

That was great! Wonderful job - it's all so ironic, isn't it? Here is Sirius, poking fun at the terrible things that might happen in the future, and then they do, in the most tragic way. What a good idea for a story. I agree with some of your other reviews that a sequel would be lovely. Great job and good luck with your writing! ~Gina :)

Author's Response: I know, I love irony (is that weird?) so I thought, oh, let\'s write a story with irony as the PLOT! Thanks you for the read and review, but for Godric\'s sake, people, if you want a sequel, hand over the plot bunnies. I\'m clueless as to what it would be about.